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Object Number 51-10-50/8761
Display Title Dagger, crocodile skin sheath, curved blade
Descriptions
Inventory Description Iron dagger, curved blade w/ stamped deco/arabic(?) text, horn handle, croc skin
Classification
  • Knife
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
Dimensions Overall: 24.8 x 4.6 x 2 cm (9 3/4 x 1 13/16 x 13/16 in.)
Quantity 2
Label on object 51-10-50/8761

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